ST. AUGUSTINE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a resort city in northeastern Florida
    • the oldest city in the United States
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) St. Augustine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church
    • after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa
    • St. Augustine emphasized man’’s need for grace (354-430)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) St. Augustine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower